The weather may not be perfect for the beach or boating this Labor Day weekend but there are many events going on in Leelanau County and Traverse City that will keep the family entertained. Here is a sampling:
Empire
- Farmers Market in downtown Empire
- Bridge Walk
Glen Arbor
- Lake Michigan Close-up: Paintings by Connie Cronenwett at Lake Street Studios
- Labor Day Bridge Walk & Party at the narrows
Lake Leelanau
- Barbeque & Blues Festival in front of NeLaro Pub
Leland
- Leland Labor Day Bridge Walk at the bridge in downtown
Northport
- Music in the Park with the Northport Community Band Sousa Concert at the Marina Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- Port Onieda Barn-to-Barn 5K Run/Walk at the Olsen Homestead Barn
- Daily Ranger Programs featuring guided hikes, guided bike tours, demonstrations, reenactments, and lectures
Suttons Bay
- Farmers Market
- Labor Day Fireworks at dusk in the Suttons Bay Marina
Traverse City
- Swingshift and the Stars Dance Off for Charity at the City Opera House
- Farmers Market
- Michigan Water Color Society Annual Exhibition at the Dennos Museum, NMC
- Wesley Merritt Folk Art Sculpture at the Dennos Museum Center, NMC
- Star Gazing at NMC’s Rogers Observatory
Of course, there is always the beach, trails, boating, kayaking, tubing, swimming, shopping, sleeping, reading, playing games with family, going on a picnic, visiting small towns, art-gallery hopping, bird watching, having lunch, getting a message, going out to dinner, watching a suset, wine tasting…
